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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-08
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
News of the Day from the Nationa
Capital in a Condensed Form

News of the Day from the National
Capital in Condensed Form.
WASHINGTON, June Mr. w. W.
Corcoran rested easy last night, and is a
trlfie better this morning
FREE DELIVERY FOR PORTSMOUTH, VA.
Portsmouth Va, has been added to the
list OF the free delivery offices to be estab-
hshed on July l.
Mr.. CoRCoRAN RESTING QUIETLY.
W. w. Corcoran rested quietly last night
and to-day and the paralysis has not
spread to any other parts of his system. His
mlnd IS perfectly clear and he takes freely
the nourlshment allowed by the doctors.
Several consultations were held during the
day by Drs. Lincoln and Hagner, and they
are much encouraged at the manner in
which the patient holds out They say that
but for his extreme advanced age the case
would not be considered serious. A number
OF kilograms have been received by the
family and many people have called to ex-
press their sympathy. Among the callers
We're Secretary Bayard, Admiral Porter and
Nh. Bancroft, the historian.
SCAFFOLD FALLS WITH FATAL RESULTS.
A large stone warehouse is being erected
IN the southeast part of the city. This morn
ing the maSons suspended work during the
rainstorm and sheltered themselves under
the Scaffold, which was overloaded with
stone. The laborers, to make full time, CON
tlnued to work in the rain, and piled stone
on the scatfold until it broke down, crush
ing six men under it. One mason. named
John Clarke, was killed and three others
were dangerously injured, and two less seri-
ously hurt
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Eatonton Htchines.

EAToNToN, GA, June last Saturday
night while Mr.. f. j. Callahan was proceed
ing along a lonely part Of the road two miles
from Eatonton, he was very suddenly CON
fronted by two negroes, Rob jackson and
Percy Simmons, with drawn pistols. Mr..
Callahan Immediately drew his pistol, or
pretended to draw il, whereupon the negroes
ran, coming toward town. He came on 10
town where he procured warrants for their
arrest, and placed them in the hands of the
Sheriff, who arrested them on the streets at
II o'clock Saturday night. Pistols were
found on tho person Of each, and cases Will
be made against them for carrying con-
cealed weapons Mr. Callahan has had no
previous difficulty with either party, and
can assign no cause for their conduct. They
gave bond for their appearance.
Protracted services will begin at the
PRESBYTERIAN church on Thursday night
next and continue a week or more.
The young ladies win give the Eatonton
brass band a supper one night this week TO
raise funds 10 help buy instruments. One
hundred and fifty Nollars has already been
subscribed to the organization, and if $50
more can be realized from the supper the in
struments viii be ordered at once
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HIS LAST RESTING PLACE.
Impressive Services at the Burial of ex.
Vice President Wheeler

MALONE, N. Y, June THE obse-
quies over the remains of ex-Vice
President Wheeler were held in the
Congregational church this afternoon.
Every available foot of space in the
large edifice was occupied by the people who
desired to testify to their esteem for the de-
ceased and their respect for his memory.
All business was suspended at IL M. for the
remainder of the day. The body remained
at the house until this morning, when at 10
a. M, after prayer, 1t was moved to the
vestibule of the church, where it laid in
state and was viewed until l, and the
children of the Schools, their teachers
and hundreds of others had an
the last time. The pall-bearers were D. w.
Lawrence, H. A. Taylor, c. G. Gleason,
William A. Short, Thomas K. Kane and j.
J. Seaver old and lifelong friends of Mr..
Wheeler The large auditorium was beau
tifully draped with profusion of Grape and
national flags and wealth of flowers
adorned every appropriate place. After
to the position in front of the desk,
the services were begun by an
| invocation by the pastor, Rev. c. S.
Richards, and then the choir sang beauti-
ful anthem, which had been favorite of
Mr. Wheelers, entitled. 'Jeruseam, the
Golden.n A portion of Scripture was then
read by Rev w. G. w. Lewis, pastor of st.
Marks church, and prayer was offered by
Rev. j. w. Ashworth, pastor of the First
Baptist church. The Choir then sang Mr..
Wheelers favorite hymns: ''Come Unto
Me When the Shadows Darkly Gather
''When the Sad Heart is Weary and Dis
treSsedn
The pastor then preached an eloquent SER
mon from the text, ''And they shall bring
the glory and the honor of the nations to
it. ."-Revelations xxi, 26 After the dis
course on the text Mr. Richardson discussed
the character of the deceased as a citizen, a
patriot and Christian. At the conclusion
of the interesting and impressive ceremony
the funeral cortege was formed, and, under
the escort of the Twenty-seventh separate
company, New York National Guard, it
wended its way to the cemetery east
of the village, and he is now at rest
beside the remains of his wife
and kindred who preceded him many years
| ago. Among the distinguished persons in
attendance were ex-President r. B. Hayes
and his son Webb; Gen. William A. Dart
and ex-Speaker George r. Erwin, Of Potts
dam; Gen N. NJ Curtis; MeSsrs Palmer
and Smith, of the Journal, of Ogdensburg;
Senator Charles S. Knapp, of Lawville; ex-
Gov. J. Gregory Smith, of st Albans, VT. !;
Congressman-elect j. II. Moffatt; Charles
II. More and S. l.. Wheeler, of Plattsburg
G. B. Stacey and H. o. Sweet, of Nichols
vile and hundreds of others There will
be memorial meeting held in the Congre-
gational church this evening at which ap-
propriate addresses Will be made and resolu-
| tions passed
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DROWNED in THE CREEK.
DRUNKEN ORGIES OF A PARTY OF
PICNICKERS.

Sporting Men and Women on Picnic
Load Themselves With Whisky
While in Bathing, Two Women
Drown Before Their Drunken Com
panions' Eyes.
MACON, GA, June THE news of sem
sational tragedy, the scene Of which was the
Seven Bridges, about four miles from the
city on the Houston road, reached the city
late this afternoon. This morning about s
O'Clock party of men and women, the lat
ter being disreputable characters, drove in
hacks to the place named above, which
is the junction Of Tobesofkee and
Rocky creeks, for the purpose of
picnicking and having a jolly time
generally. The party was composed of
Lee Lowenthal, Ben Meaks, Charlie Nc
Allister, Henry Miller, all sporting oharac-
ters, and Jennie Scott, Flaggie Meaks
Claude and Clio Thorne. A liberal supply
of John Barleycorn" was taken along, and
about midday the party were pretty we'll
filled" In this intoxicated condition a
bath in the creek was proposed
and ell joined in the movement
While thus engaged Claude
and Clio Thorne, who were sisters,
wandered into deep water, and soon began
to founder. They screamed Justify for help,
but the men were either too drunk or too
indifferent to go to the rescue, and the un-
fortunate women were both drowned. The
bodies lay in the water until late this after
room, when some of their companions, hear
lag of the accident, went to the scene, and
recovered them They were brought TO the
city tonight and prepared for burial. The
drowned women came here from Cleveland,
O., about six weeks ago. The affair pro-
duced quite q sensation in this city.
THE MOORE TRIAL.
MACON, GA, June THE trial of w. A.
johnson, one of the alleged lynchers Of
James Moore, was continued in the Superior
Court As on yesterday, the crowd was
large and the interest manifested was deep
The State introduced the Sheriff, g. S,
Westcott, who identified johnson as one of
the parties at the Jail on the night of the
lynching, and who took part in the affair
Westcott said he had a conversation with
him in the Jail. Herman Bohnfeld also
swore that he talked with johnson on the
same night; saw him with one arm ON
Moore as they were leading him
Moore) to the place of the
hanging. He saw him at the
Kennesaw restaurant afterwards and heard
him boast of his part in the affair. The de
fense introduced several witnesses who were
at the Jail, who said they did not see John
son, and that he was not there The evil
dence was closed about O'clock Solicitor
General Hardeman opened for the State
with strong argument, and was followed
by Col. Springer, OF Thomaston, and g. 5.
Bartlett, of the defense. r. w. Patterson
will conclude for the defense tomorrow
morning and Attorney General Anderson
for the State.
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COLUMBUS HAPPENINGS.
Fined for Disturbing Salvationists-A
Negro Cut Badly.

COLUMBUS, GA, June Phillip White,
young white man, was arrested here last
night for disturbing the meeting of the
Salvation Army by scattering matches on
the floor to be trod on by the others. He
was tried and fined by the Mayor this morn
ing.
Saturday night, a negro named Bob Grif-
fin was dangerously cut in the back by a
boat hand, whose name is not known He
was cut from the right shoulder diagonally
down the back, and his recovery is doubtful.
The Columbus Business College will close
its session tomorrow night.
Senator Colquitt is in the city visiting his
old friends.
To-day being legal salesday, the Com
missioners of Commons sold atpublic outcry
two vacant lots on the east commons. The
bidding was brisk The total sales
amounted to over 81 ,447. Some of the
lots are near the railroads and are bought
with a view to putting warehouses and
coal yards on them. The common lots are
rapidly advancing. Some of them which
now bring fancy prices, few years ago
ago could have been bought for mere song.
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FLoRIDA's METROPOLIS.

Bar Association Formed-Sweet Girl
Graduates Capture All Hearts.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, June THE com
mencement exercises of the Duval High
School were held tonight at the Ocean
Street Presbyterian church, which was
crowded The graduating class consisted OF
Emma Gale, John A. B. Farley, Blanche
Eells, Maggie G. Farley, Annie Robinson,
Maggie Watson. Maud Gibson, Estele
Kendrick, Maurice Huff, and Vic Hammer.
After the presentation of the diplomas Hon.
A. G. Russell delivered a brilliant address.
A telegram from Gainesville tonight
states that In the contest drill between Com
panies A and B, Of the East Florida Semi
nary Cadets, Company A won.
At the County Commissioners meeting
here Monday afternoon $500 was appropri-
ated for the Board Of Health.
A bar association was formed in Jackson
vile to-day.
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IRISH HOMES BIstjKEN UP.
THE NATIONAL LEAGUE DISA.
GRBES WITH DAVITT.

Evictions Continued Notwithstanding
the Showers of Boiling Water-The
"Thunderer" Keeps Up It's Denun-
ciatory Articles-O'Brien's Level
Headed Course Indorsed.
DUBLIN, June THE evictions at &odyke
we're continued to-day. Tenant Mcnamara
who was behind in his rent, defended his
house, but the bailiffs broke a hole in the
wall. Logs and boiling water were thrown
through the hole at the force. A policeman
who was holding the Colonel's umbrella
dashed through the opening, and the other
officers followed him. A fight ensued, and
the tenants were evicted and afterward
arrested. The bailiffs charge the tenants
with having thrown vitriol upon them, but
this is denied. A tenant named Murphy
also made resistance against eviction from
his holding.
THE LEAGUE THINKS DIFFERENTLY.
At the regular fortnightly meeting of the
National League, held here to-day, the con-
sensus of the opinion of those present was
that the course of Mr.. Davitt in advising
the tenants to resist eviction by every means
in their power was not wise. Timothy Har-
/
that the organizing council would implore
the tenants not to allow anything to drive
them to violence, which would be to play
into their enemies hands He, in his adj
dress to the League, quoted fully the closing
words of the speech made by Mr. Parnell on
the night the Irish crimes amendment act
was introduced in the House.
APPROVAL FOR o'BRIEN.
At meeting of the National League to-
dav the resolution of the Executive Com
mittee endorsing Mr.. O'Brien's action in
regard to the labor meeting in New York
last Saturday night, was read and ap-
proved.
THE ''TIMEs" STILL WAKING FIERCE.
LONDON, June THE Times this morn
ing publishes another installment of its
"Parnellism and Crime" article Opposite
its leader page, it prints fac SiHliIe of the
tenth page Of the Irish World, of New
York. of Feb. 16, 1884, and also the greater
portion OF Patrick Ford's address, published
in the same issue. The publications are ac-
companied by an explanatory article de
scribing the various funds mentioned and
the fate of the men connected herewith In
an editorial on the subject, the Times saws:
THE whole conspiracy. whether carried on
by the mealy-mouthed gentlemen who
sit at the London dinner tables, or by
the foreign men VINO organize Tor arson
and murder, is one and indivisible 1t is
paid out of the same purse, worked by the
same men, directed to the same ends and is
inspired by the one universal hatred of Eng
land, and determination to bring about, if
possible, the complete separation between
England and Ireland Whether the money
goes to support Gladstonians in Parliament
Or to equip the desperadoes in the English
towns is mere matter of tactics Wher-
ever we find the constitutional agitators
with their mask laid aside, as in the case of
Davitt, we find that their language and
aims are identical with those of the ruffians
by whose support they live, and whom they,
in Parliament, pretend to be ignorant of. {"
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FIVE LADS DROWNED.

Three Sink and Two Others Vainly
Attempt Their Rescue.
MAoUoKETA, Ia, June Five boys,
three of whom were sons of John Beck, and
two sons of Paul Handel, their ages ranging
from to l6, were drowned in the Maquo-
keta, seven miles from here, yesterday
three of them while swimming plunged off
a sandbar, beyond their depth. Another
boy plunged in TO rescue them, and the
other boy noticing the failure Of the first,
also plunged in and all were drowned. A
sixth plungee in TO their assistance, but
failed to rescue them. None Of the bodies
have been recovered.
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A FLAT-FoOTED ANS WEIR.
The North Pacific Claims Its Charter
Protects 1t From Supervision.

OV1N701 110-@--'
ST.. PAUL, MINI, June THE State
Railroad Commissioners received a very
flat-footed document from 7. F. Oakes, OF
the North Pacific road, on Saturday night,
which has just been given out for publica-
the North Pacific railroad charges on the
transpOrtion of ties were unreasonable. Mr..
Oal1es practically said that even if they are,
it is not matter in which the commission
has right to interfere, as that road is incOr-
porated under a law of Congress. The COM
mission was not ready to be quoted as to its
action. 1t is said at the capital that this is
the first case of the kind on record.
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AFTER TIE EosTILEs.

Troops Started to Hunt the Wander
ers"-Copper Works Damaged.
SAN Francisco, June IA special from
Nosales says four troops of cavalry started
from Fort Huolhua yesterday afternoon on
a scouting expedition under Capt Lawton.
The troops will probably ondeavor TO head
to nrevent their getting into Mexico.
The Copper Reduction Works Of Cam
nocnai Zalo at Santa Rosalia have been
partly burned.
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CHICAGo's UNEASY LABoRERs.
A Strike Urged if the Hours of Work
Cannot be Reduced.

n oOIIk5 OIBBU II III5 t1OuT5 OF WOIk
Cannot be Reduced.
CHICAGO, June Fully 1900 members
of the various organizations of the carpen-
ters and ioiners assembled in mass meeting
last night to discuss the proposed action of
the bosses in endeavoring to restore the old
system of nine hours as a working day Jo-
seph r. Buchanan, P. G. McGuire, Grand
Secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners, and William Kliver, President
of the Trades Assembly, made somewhat
lengthy speeches, which were received with
loud cheers The tenor of the speeches was
that the men should resist the extension of
their working hours. and, if need be, strike
In case a strike should prove necessary, the
speakers promised the aid of their respective
organizations in helping the men to bring it
TO a successful conclusion
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NO Jury YET.
Yesterdays Work in the Sharp Trial
at New York.

NEW York, June TIT was nearly II
o'clock today when the proceedings in the
Sharp trial were continued. Ex-Juror SID.
ton signed the deposition which was to caust
the arrest of embracer Warner. tn
alleged jury embracers, Hoagland, Warna,
and Lynch, were on hand in the court 50 a
TO cause the officers little trouble ia effect.
ing their arrests after the warrants wet
issued. NJ
Warner, Hoagland and Lynch wer<
arrested few minutes after noon. Thei.
bail was fixed at $1,000. The delinquer
Jurors of the last seven Of the fourtee
panels were required TO show cause VIII
they should not be punished for contemp
this morning They were 23l in number
and they kept the clerk busy with thei.
excuses for about an hour, after which th|
drawing Of the jurors was resumed. ~
the afternoon session Robert NJ. Johnsor<
one of the editors Of the Century magszina;
was selected 70 occupy the fourth box, bii#
the sixth chair was vacant when the cour.
ad diourned
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FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.
Two Men Killed and One Badly Hur
The Depot Demolished.

-LAS bSpOI OSluOllSneO.
CHESTER. PA, June THE boiler of the
locomotive attached to a south bound
freight train on the Philadelphia and Balti-
more railroad Baltimore and Ohio explod-
ed in front of the passenger station in this
city at o'clock this morning. The air was
filled with the flying pieces of iron and tim
Der and with scaIding water. A number of
persons standing on the station platform
were badly scalded or cut by the flying mis-
SileS.
One man, a carpenter, employed on the
road, residing in Baltimore, whose name no
one knew, was instantly killed John Muir
ply, aged 20 years, telegraph operator, of
this city, was so badly scalded and injured
that his death is momentarily expected. The
fireman was standing on the sand boz of the
engine, and was blown many feet in the air.
He was more hurt by the fall than by the
explosion. The railroad station was wrecked
and row of buildings on the opposite side
of the street badly damaged. Portions of
the engine were found three squares away.
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A MURDERoUs PROFESSOR.

He Shoots az a Rival Teacher in a
Crowded Scoolroom.
HENr ERsoN, KY, June PROF. f. F.
Clark, superintendent of the public
schools, was shot to-day by Prof. Thomas
Posey, principal of the high school. The
two men having had a long-standing enmity,
got into a quarrel this afternoon in the
high school room when Principal Posey
drew a revolver and fired three times at Mr..
Clark. in the presence of the pupils, wound
ing him severely in the face, arms and
shoulders. Mr. Posey surrendered himself.
Both men me prominent in society here.
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A BAD BARGAIN.

Newspaper Purchasers Sue the For
mer Owner for Making Misstate-
mentS.
LYNcHBURG, VA, June John w.
Sherman & Bro, late proprietors of the
Daily Virginidp, have flied a suit against
Charles w. Button, former postmaster here,
and from whom they purchased the paper
for $4,000 recently. They claim mis-.
representation in regard to the circulation,
the advertising patronage and the expenses
of conducting the business. Mr.. Button
still holds their note for s., 600 on the pur-
chase
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A vERITABLE VOLCANO.
Vomiting Forth Fire, Smoke, Lava and
Big Boulders Say the Explorers.

TUCSON, ARL, June THE explorers
sent out by Gov. Torres, of Sonora, TO ascer-
tain the existence Of volcano as reported
near Bahispe, Sonora, have returned They
report an active volcano fourteen miles
southeast of Bahispe in the Sierra Madre
mountains. The party could not approach
nearer than within four miles Of the noun
tains as the crater was pouring forth inn
mense volumes of smoke, fire and lava.
Boiling water issued from the side Of the
mountain, and the lava in vast waves slowly
poured down the mountain side into the
canons which are being filled up. The
boiling water mas destroyed all vegetation
in the valleys in the vicinity. One peculiar
feature Of the volcano is its great activity.
Boulders weighing tons were hurled down
from the crate
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YELLOW FEVER NEWS.
The National Authorities Cooperating
with the Florida Boards.

WASHINGTON, June Acting Surgeon
General Stoner, of the Marine Hospital
service, yesterday telegraphed the President
of the Board of Health at Tampa, Fla, for
fun information as TO what measures have
been adopted at that city to prevent the
spread of the yellow fever. A reply was
received this morning saying passengers
from infected districts are detained in
quarantine fifteen days, their baggage dis
infected. Coast counties, south Of Tampa,
have also established quarantine against
fumigation of mail at Tampa employment
OF extra help has been authorized.
NURSES AND GUARDS PROVIDED.
The Secretary of the Treasury to-day
authorized the employment of six nurses
to attend the sick in the barracks hospital,
Key West, and four guards TO protect the
property of persons removed to the hospital.
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ExTRAvAGANT FEES.

wabash's Purchasing Committee
Think Receivers Are Too Well Paid.
Sr. LOUIS, June THE Purchasing Com
mittee of the Wabash roads have announced
that they will protest in the court against
the payment of the big fees recently allowed
the receivers. The fees were Sll2,5OO each,
which the Purchasing Coniplittee consider
extrevagant and without precedept
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sudden Death Of an Iron Manufactures,

WINCHESTER, VA, June III. j. Keller,
one of the proprietors of the Capon Irofi
Works, died suddenly of apopl9xy. this
afternoon at the Baltimore and OhioTail-
road depot in this place while waiting COR
the train The deceased dyed in w ardo y,
Vile W. Va. Mt
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COSTLY EXPERIMENTING.
$4,000 Loss Caused by an Expe
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$40, 600 Loss Caused by an ExperU
menting Train Being Overturned.
CINCINNATI, June This afternoon
train on the Cincinnati, Washington an,
Baltimore railroad which had been o,i'
making test Of a patent brake, ran upd.
an unballasted side track on returning, d
the Mill Creek bottom. The rails sank ard
threw the engine and four coaches down
thirty-foot embanlment, causing a loss a
$4,000. No one wqs hurt except the en-
gineer, who remained with his engine, and
he but slightly Thelcars were empty The
trackmen had left the switch open.
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INFANT MURDERERs.
Two Heartless Lads Are the Cause of
an Old Mans Death.

NEW YORK, June r Two boys, John
Meehan, aged 8, and william Klotzberger,
aged II, were arraigned in the Tombs Police
Court to-day charged with murder. They
were so small that the Magiscra.- was
Obliged to rise and look over his desk to see
them. While on their way home from
school they pelt,d, bic' ed and jostled an
old and faeble Italian until he fell, frac-
turing his skull. He died in the hospital.
The boy, must stand trial
LatG--The Coroner refused to hold the
bows on the charge of causing the old
Italians death and they were discharged by
Justice Smith.